Suara.com – The Indonesian U-17 national team lost in the final match of Group A of the 2023 U-17 World Cup. In the match which was held at the Gelora Bung Tomo Stadium, Surabaya, Thursday (16/11/2023), the team made by Bima Sakti lost with a landslide score of 3-1 from Morocco.
The defeat of the Indonesian National Team broke the predictions of PSSI General Chair Erick Thohir. The number one person in the federation previously predicted that Arkhan Kaka and his friends would win the match and make it through to the last 16 of the U-17 World Cup.
PSSI General Chair Erick Thohir (right) chats with footballer Radja Nainggolan (left) during a press conference in Newsdelivers.com, Wednesday (8/11/2023). The General Chair of PSSI invited two football figures Radja Nainggolan and Sabreena Dressler to promote the 2023 U-17 World Cup. ANTARA FOTO/Dhemas Reviyanto/nym.
“I want 2-1. If it’s 3-1,” said Erick Thohir before the match as published by ANTARA.
Falling on the third matchday, the Indonesian National Team is currently stuck in third place in Group A standings with a collection of two points from three matches.
This position makes Indonesia’s chances of advancing to the last 16 of the 2023 U-17 World Cup slim.
Garuda Asia can now only qualify through the best third place route, but this depends on the results of the other teams, especially in Groups E and F.
Looking at the situation, Garuda Asia needs great luck. They must hope that the duels between Mexico vs New Zealand (Group E) and South Korea vs Burkina Faso (Group F) end without a winner.
The problem is, if EvenKo draws against New Zealand, the CONCACAF representative’s points will be the same as Indonesia, namely two.
Mexico currently has one point with a goal difference of -2 (scoring 3 goals and conceding 5 times), aka the Indonesian national team.
If Mexico scores a goal in the draw against New Zealand, they will certainly be the third ranked team that is better than the Indonesian national team.